When she's not performing, Cindy McElroy is the friendly face of Austin Peay State University's Office of Student Affairs where she works as an administrative assistant.

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Del Zartner
Leaf-Chronicle

"I was very, very shy," the 52-year-old Clarksville native recalls. "I wore my hair long, and it was in my face constantly."

These days it is difficult to imagine McElroy as a bashful girl veiled by a curtain of bangs. She is the powerhouse singer of the popular local band The Beagles. She is also a friendly face at Austin Peay State University's Office of Student Affairs where she works an administrative assistant. McElroy credits three things for her transformation from introverted child to dynamic woman: her religion, her ...